Jim's Journeys...
 This is me at the entrance to the Vinh Moc Tunnel Complex in Vietnam, one of the most interesting countries that I visited on my three journeys to S.E. Asia. For more on the tunnels, just click on this pic. For more on my trips to Asia, click on My Diary or My Photos, and peruse...All in all, the three trips put together were high adventure, the experience of a lifetime. |
My latest 5 diary entries
| 25th Dec 2009 - 16th Jan 2010 | ||||
| Travel Tips For S.E. Asia | ||||
| Even though it was usually just said of me in jest, I've resisted the title of "world traveler." However, now that I've completed my third trek to the other side of t... | ||||
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| 24th Dec 2009 - 25th Dec 2009 | ||||
| The Last Days Of Legazpi? | ||||
| After swimming with the whale sharks I hopped a motor-scooter taxi and zoomed back toward the town of Donsol. As I passed over a bridge on the outskirts, I happened to look to the left and there in the distan... | ||||
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978 Words | 41 Reads | | Read more | |
| 15th Dec 2009 - 23rd Dec 2009 | ||||
| Swimming With Whale Sharks | ||||
| Well, a funny thing happened on my way to climb Mt. Mayon, the famous volcano in the Philippines -- it erupted. A few days before I arrived, by coincidence. This wouldn't have been so bad except that ... | ||||
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1388 Words | 57 Reads | | Read more | |
| 6th Dec 2009 - 14th Dec 2009 | ||||
| Siargao Island | ||||
| For weeks I had wanted to get out of the tourist zone and I certainly did in coming here. Stepping off the boat ramp and catching my first glimpse of Dapa, the main city on the island, was enough to convince... | ||||
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1119 Words | 112 Reads | | Read more | |
| 4th Dec 2009 - 5th Dec 2009 | ||||
| Island Hopping Through The Philippines | ||||
| About a week ago I stood at the turning point -- my thirty days in Thailand were winding down and I had to go somewhere, to another country, I mean. The logical choice would have been to proceed t... | ||||
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1082 Words | 117 Reads | | Read more | |
